Toy



March 2 1926.

1,574,852 J. o. SMITH TOY Filed Jan. 13, 1925 [iii Patented Mar. 2,1926.

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JAMES O. SMITH, F KIEFER, OKLAHOMA, ASSG-NOR OF ONE-HALF TQ LNCOLN E.

i I-IARSHBURGER, OF KIEFER, OKLAHOMA.

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Application filed January 13, 1925. Serial No. 2,211.

To all flo/tom, fit may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES O. Sarrrrr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jliefer, in the county of Creek and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new anduse'tul Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

-lhis invention appertains to vehicles and more particularly to toy vehicle of the occupant propelled type.

rlhe primary object of the present invention is to provide a novelly wheeled toy ei'nbodying a hody shaped to simulate the appearance of a horse having a saddle thereon on which the occupant is adapted to ride, the bodyv being supported by suitable ground wheels operable by the driver sitting upon the saddle.

Another object of the invention is the provision of novel'means for steering the vehicle from the saddle'and novel means for mounting the operating mechanism for the drive wheel in the body.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a novel toy vehicle of the above character which will be durable and ecient in use, one that will be simple and easy to manufacture and one which can be placed upon the market at a low cost.

'Vith these and other object-s in view the invention consists in the novel construction,

arrangement and formation of parts as willk be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the im* proved toy vehicle showing certain parts thereof in section,

Figure 2 is a horizontal longitudinal section through the toy vehicle taken on the line 2 2 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows,

Figure 3 is a transverse vertical section through the toy taken on the line 8*3 of Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrows and illustrating the means for mount ing the steering mechanism on the body,

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views the letter A generally indicates the improved toy vehicle, which comprises abody 5, which is shaped and painted to simulate a galloping horse. As shown the body 5 includes theback portion 6, the forl wardly extending legs 7 and the rearwardly extending rear legs 8. rllhe body 5 is provided with a central longitudinally extending slot 9 which opens out through the lower endl of the body and the front end of the body is provided 'with avertically extending centrally disposed bearing opening 10 the purpose or' which will also be hereinafter more -ully described. A suitable saddle, seat or the like 11 is arranged on the back 6 of the body.- i Extending transversely through the body 5 adjacent to the forward end of the slot 9 and communicating Jtherewith is an opening 12, in which is rotatably mounted a drive shaft 13, lateral movement of which in the body 5 is prevented by suitable bearing washers 14-A secured to the body at the ends of the opening in any desired way. The terminals of the drive shaft 13 has keyed or otherwise secured thereto the crank arms 15 on which are mounted pedals 16. The intermediate portion of the drive shaft 13 has keyed or otherwise secured thereto a drive sprocket wheel 17 which is arranged in the slot 9. The rearwardly extending spaced legs 18 are also provided with bearing openings 18 yin which is rotatably mounted the drive axle 19. Lateral movement of the drive axle 19 in the opening 18 is prevented by means of suitable washers or the like 20. rlhis axle has keyed or otherwise secured thereto the relatively large ground wheels 21 for supporting the body. Keyed or otherwise secured to the axle 1S) is a relatively small drive sprocket wheel 22 which is in direct alignment with 'the sprocket wheel 17 and the sprocketwheels 17 and 22 have trained about the same a drive sprocket chain 23. It is to be noted that the sprocket wheel 22 is located directly in rear of the slot 9. l

.Rotatably moi'mted within the vertical opening 10 at the forward end of the body is the steering shaft 25 and vertical sliding movement of the shaft in the body is prevented by suitable upper and lower bearing washers 26 which engage the body at the upper andV lower ends of the opening 10. The upper end of the steering shaft 25 extends above the opening and has secured thereto in any desired way handle bars 27 which permit the convenient turning of the steering shaft by the driver seated.

upon the seat or saddle 11 The lower end 171i# ofthe shaft has secured thereto or formed thereon a yoke 28 which rotatably supports the single front ground steering Wheel 29. .lfso desired the yoke 28 can be provided with different sets of openings 30 for permitting` the raising and lowering of the axle which supports the Wheel 29, whereby the height` of the body can be readily adjusted.

In use of the improved vehicle the user thereof sits upon the saddle ll with his feet on the pedals 16 and his hands upon the grips of the handle bar 27, and it is obvious that by operating the shaft 18 that the vehicle can be readily propelled and that t-he saine can be guided in the desired direction by manipulating' the handle bar 27.

.ln View of the shape of the toy vehicle the same will be particularly enjoyed by small children and will take the place of the conventional velocipede.

Changes as in detail may be made Without departing` from the spirit or the scope of this invention, but

That l claim as new is ln a toy vehicle, a solid body shaped to simulfte the appearance of a horse including a pair of forwardly extending and a pair of rearwardly extending spaced legs, the body having a longitudinally extending slot formed therein on the loWer surface thereof and a transverse opening' communicating With the forward end of the slot and opening out through the sides of the body, a drive shaft rotatably mounted in the opening, pedals secured to the terminals of the shaft, a drive sprocket Wheel keyed to the shaft and arranged in the slot, a. drive axle rotatably carried by the rear pair of legs, drive ground Wheels secured to the terminals of the axle, a drive sprocket Wheel vsecured to the drive axle and arranged directly in rear of said slot, a sprocket chain trained about said sprocket Wheels, a steering' shaft rotatably carried by the body forwardly of the drive shaft, and a steering Wheel carried by said steering shaft.

ln testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JAMES O. SMITH. 

